8 trade targets from the Atlanta Braves for the Colorado Rockies

The Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies are in two completely different worlds in baseball. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series for the first time in more than a quarter of a century in 2021, as they defeated the Houston Astros in six games.

The Braves did that, largely, because their general manager, Alex Anthopoulos made some big moves at the trade deadline. Their outfield was depleted due to Marcell Ozuna having injured fingers (and eventually, sexual assault allegations), a torn ACL by All-Star outfielder and NL MVP candidate Ronald Acuña, Jr., and a hamstring (and just plain awful hitting) by Ender Inciarte.

The Braves were without all three of their former All-Star outfielders just before the All-Star Game and by the end of the month, Anthopoulos acquired outfielders Joc Pederson, Adam Duvall, Jorge Soler, and Eddie Rosario between July 15 and the July 30 trade deadline.

All four of them were crucial for the Braves to get to the postseason and Rosario and Soler ended up being the NLCS and World Series MVPs.

Rox Pile’s Kevin Henry caught up with former Colorado Rockies infielder and current Atlanta Braves coach Eric Young, Sr. on how the Braves weathered through the injuries and on their moves at the trade deadline for our sister site, Call To The Pen, back in September.

The Braves still have a lot to do this offseason (like resign Freddie Freeman) and the Rockies do as well if they plan on taking a step forward in 2022, and not taking a step back like their roster moves (or lack thereof) have shown.

Here are eight players from the Atlanta Braves 40-man roster that the Colorado Rockies could (or should) look at as a trade target.